Advanced Income Capitalization - Appraisal Institute

18.1.1 Yield Degradation & Conditional Cash Flows… “Credit Losses” = Shortfalls to the lender (mortgage investor) as a result of default and foreclosure. “Realized Yield” = What the lender (investor) actually receives (as an IRR). “Yield Degradation” = Impact of credit losses on the lender’s realized yield as compared to the contractual yield (expressed in IRR units). ................
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